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Science Common Core 1.G.A.2 resources
STEM Challenge: Build Toothpick Structures
These 24 toothpick STEM structure cards help kids develop abstract thinking, engineering, 2d and 3d shape recognition and shape knowledge.-----------------------------> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE! <-----------------------------After building each shape, children take their learning one step further and label the number of vertices and edges. The STEM structure cards are perfect for engineers from preschool to second grade!Just grab a box of toothpicks and a container o
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Year of STEM Challenges
Emergency First Grade Sub Plans for the Year BUNDLE | Substitute Plans for 1st
First Grade Emergency Substitute Lesson Plans! This substitute bundle includes 24 DETAILED first grade sub plans. These first grade sub plans are perfect for any emergency sub day or a day packed with engaging themed activities! These plans are no prep - just print and leave for your sub! Students and substitutes will love the activities included in each sub pack! These sub plans include reading, math, writing, social studies and science activities. These plans also include an editable PowerPoin
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K - 2nd
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STEM Challenge: Build Famous Landmarks
Can your kids build the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China AND the Empire State Building in one afternoon?! These 47 STEM challenge cards use real pictures of famous landmarks from around the world to inspire kids to build those three sites and so many more.The STEM challenge cards are a great way to help kids develop abstract thinking, design, engineering and building skills.Just cut apart the cards and grab a batch of building blocks for some serious STEM fun.For students who are ready for
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Year of STEM Challenges
Virtual Field Trip BEACH DAY | Google Slides | End of the Year Activities
Be every student's favorite teacher by taking them to the BEACH! Virtual Field trips are a great way engage students in learning. Use these interactive, editable Google Slides to easily have students copy and paste movable parts, learn about beach safety, ocean life, what to bring to the beach and so much more!What is in this download?18 Google Slides with Titles, Edit Text Boxes, Directions, Movable Parts GREAT for Virtual or In-Person TeachingKWL ChartPacking A Suitcase for the Beach1 Minute
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K - 2nd
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2D 3D SHAPES Toothpick Cards | STEM Activities and Challenges
Are you looking for some engaging STEM ideas to incorporate into building geometry skills with 2D and 3D Shapes? I have you covered with these Build A Shape Mats! Print and laminate. Students build shapes with toothpicks and molding dough (you can use marshmallows or gumdrops instead), count the toothpicks, sides, vertices, and trace the words!What is inside:2D SHAPESPg. 3 Triangle MatPg. 4 Square MatPg. 5 Rhombus MatPg. 6 2D Rectangle MatPg. 7 Diamond MatPg. 8 Pentagon MatPg. 9 Hexagon MatPg.
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K - 2nd
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STEM Lab Starter Kit STEM Task Cards
Mini Classroom STEM Lab Starter Kit and STEM Task Cards-Not sure where to start when it comes to incorporating STEM into your classroom routine? This STEM Lab Starter kit and STEM Task Cards are designed to help you easily add STEM activities to your everyday schedule in a meaningful and low prep way! WHY STEM?STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Educating students in STEM subjects prepare students for life, regardless of the profession they choose to follow. STEM projec
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K - 2nd
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Year of STEM Challenges
"This is BY FAR the most comprehensive, FUN low prep STEM bundle I’ve ever bought. Love it, and so do the kids!" - Nikki M.Looking for easy prep, fun to solve STEM challenges for kids?! This epic bundle combines ALL of my STEM challenges into one easy purchase - my best selling landmark cards, toothpick and playdough STEM structures, weight and length challenges... they're all here! And that means you'll get an entire year of STEM challenges in one easy download.Each activity pack includes easy
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PreK - 3rd
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STEM Challenges & Activities for the Year STEAM Team Building Summer No Prep
Looking to use STEM Challenges and activities in your elementary classroom? These hands on simple STEAM activities are low prep and use common classroom materials. These STEM activities are both digital and printable! There are STEM challenges and activities for the entire year for you to use - 48 challenges! You will find just what you need for Back to School, Team Building, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer STEM fun! This STEM Bundle includes STEM challenges and STEM activities for the entire ye
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K - 5th
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EASY STEM Activities and Challenges | STEM Center
"What do I do now?" This is the worst! It's like playing whack-a-mole with tied hands trying to keep the behaviors of early finishers from disrupting the rest of the class. That's why I love these Easy STEM Activities! Without engaging tasks for early birds, disruption creeps in. Easy STEM Activities are hard to find, and without an early finisher system, classroom management gets tough! Easy STEM Activities is the best system to fight against boredom, disruption, and every teacher's pet peeve q
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K - 2nd
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2D & 3D Shapes Using Marshmallows & Toothpicks Task Cards STEM Activity
STEM Activity – 16 2D & 3D Shape Task Cards using Marshmallows and Toothpicks. Includes two sets – Set includes how many toothpicks and marshmallows are needed for each shape. Set two only displays the shape to challenge students to create without revealing the number of toothpicks and marshmallows are needed to complete each shape. Please Note: A few cards will NOT show ALL vertices but acts as a guide.Students might also Enjoy:Unplugged Activities BundleI Spy Technology UnpluggedPast &
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K - 3rd
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day STEM Activity with Writing Extension
Martin Luther King Jr. (Integrated Math, Reading, and Writing Activities Included!)Students receive a letter from Martin Luther King Jr. giving facts about his life and instructing students to create a podium that he will use to deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. A fun and engaging MLK Day activity!Includes writing pages for students to write about their dreams. Math activities are included as well that cover geometry standards including 2D and 3D shapes, shape attributes (faces, edges,
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1st - 5th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Winter STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle
Wooden block building challenge cards Block Center Activity BUNDLE for Kinder
Wooden block building - Block Center Activity. There are 105 construction cards included in this BUNDLE and children will love the challenge of building the various items including: bridges, towers, patterns, animals, people, robots, vehicles, aeroplanes, rockets and much more. This bundle contains the original set plus the new sets 1 -6 (7 sets in total or 105 cards! - enough to last all year in your block center!These cards are to be used alongside standard colored wooden blocks as shown in th
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PreK - 2nd
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-PS2-2
, K-PS2-1
CAMPING Activities Virtual Field Trip - End of the Year Google Slides
Be every student's favorite teacher by taking them CAMPING! Virtual Field trips are a great way engage students in learning. Use these interactive, editable Google Slides to easily have students copy and paste movable parts, learn about CAMPING, safety tips, what to bring on a trip and so much more!What is in this download?28 Google Slides with Titles, Edit Text Boxes, Directions, Movable Parts GREAT for Virtual or In-Person TeachingKWL ChartPacking A Suitcase for the Trip1 Minute Take OFF Flig
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K - 2nd
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End of the Year Activities ZOO Virtual Field Trip | Google Slides | Printable
Be every student's favorite teacher by taking them to the ZOO! Virtual Field trips are a great way engage students in learning. Use these interactive, editable Google Slides to easily have students copy and paste movable parts, learn about ZOO ANIMALS, facts, what to bring on a trip and so much more! What is in this download?28 Google Slides with Titles, Edit Text Boxes, Directions, Movable Parts GREAT for Virtual or In-Person TeachingKWL ChartPacking A Suitcase for the Trip1 Minute Take OFF Fl
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K - 2nd
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Ocean Week: A Thematic Unit for 1st Grade
This is a thematic unit for first grade. It includes activities for phonics, reading, writing, social studies, science, math, and STEAM.Included in this unit:-Hard and soft C coral- sort for the sounds of C with two recording sheet options-Oi and oy oysters- differentiated word building activity for words with the oi/oy diphthongs with a recording sheet-Resources for read aloud: Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea (Robert Burleigh)- main idea graphic organizer, text to self connection graphic organ
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1st
Animal Classification Unit with Animal Characteristics and Needs For Each Group
Give kids hands on experience learning about the human body and animal characteristics and animal needs all while integrating first grade science into your literacy block! This 6 week animal classification unit was written for first grade, but is perfect for any K-2 classroom!Perfect for Kinder Next Gen Science Standards on staying alive. (K-LS1-1)BIG IDEA FOR THIS ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION UNIT"Needs for survival determine the characteristics of living things."This thematic unit is part of an entir
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K - 2nd
2D Shape STEM Challenge Cards
These STEM challenge cards are perfect for encouraging children to explore 2D shapes and their attributes through hands-on play! They help develop design and building skills, problem solving and spatial awareness skills.Two different designs have been included - one set of 12 cards with the shape named and shown + one set of 12 cards with only the shape names and the number of toothpicks and balls of playdough provided.Just press print and grab some toothpicks and a tub of playdough and you're r
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PreK - 2nd
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Common Core & NGSS Student-Friendly I Can Statements for Kindergarten
This huge bundle of EDITABLE student-friendly "I can" statements is aligned to the Common Core & NGSS Standards. In this resource you will find every ELA, Science, & MATH standard for kindergarten rewritten as an I Can statement. As an experienced evaluator, I know the importance of having standards written in kid-friendly terms that allow students to focus on the intended learning. Some of the standards are divided up into various I can statements to allow students to reach mastery.*TIP
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K
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
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Easter STEM Challenges
These Easter STEM Challenges are a must-try! Grab a bag of jelly beans and dive into weight, length and science. The set is perfect to use in STEM centers, math stations or as early finisher tasks.
-----------------------------> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE! <-----------------------------
INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:
--> 16 weight comparison cards asking "What weighs more?"
--> 16 weight comparison cards asking "What weighs more?" OR "What weighs less?"
--> 16 lengt
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Year of STEM Challenges
Pattern Block Mats Puzzle October November Fall
Pattern Block Puzzles Mats FallThis pattern block puzzles set includes 40 cards (10 pictures) that are differentiated for all levels of learners. Pattern blocks are perfect for math centers, STEM tubs, STEAM bins, morning work, inside recess or basic center time. Included in this set are black and white, as well as, colored pattern block picture pages to meet your students' needs. You can make these pattern block activities reusable if you laminate the pages or place them in plastic sleeves.
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Pattern Block Mats Winter Spring Summer Fall Task Cards
Winter STEM Activities BUNDLE January STEAM Challenges No Prep Sled Snowflakes
These Winter STEM Activities are great for engaging your students. LOW PREP for any elementary classroom! Activities come with a GOOGLE slideshow, read aloud story & more! Infuse math skills with the response sheets.What’s Included in the Winter Stem Challenges Bundle:5 fun & simple activities all Winter themed and LOW PREP for your convenience!Winter STEM Activity 1: Build a Sled for the Slopes STEM ChallengeIt’s Winter! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Challenge students to creat
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K - 4th
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Makerspace Legos Challenge Task Cards Shapes Designs | Math Geometry STEM
Looking for Lego Challenge task cards for your Makerspace Lab, STEM/STEM, classroom or Lego Club? This resource includes 24 fun to create Shape Themed Challenges! Your students will love working on their engineering, creativity & problem solving skills as they work on designs using squares, rectangles, pyramids, hexagons, diamonds and more!This activity set was designed with younger students in mind- K through Gr. 2. Cards are available in 2 formats - color and black & white. 4 Blank Ca
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PreK - 2nd
12 No-Prep 3D Isometric Drawing Printables for Elementary & Middle School
12 Fun No-Prep STEM Worksheets for PLTW, Math Centers, Makerspaces and Project-Based Learning (PBL) Isometric sketching, or drawing, is an essential part of the engineering design and modeling process. It is the art and skill of expressing three-dimensional ideas in representational sketches that communicate those ideas to other people. An isometric view is a conceptual 3D drawing of an object, with each dimension separated by 120 degrees. This is easily done using special lined or dotted isome
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5th - 8th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
100th Day of School STEM Activity Challenges Kindergarten 1st 2nd
POP QUIZ! What's the BEST way to celebrate the 100th day of school: with craft sticks, blocks, cups or dots? Ding ⭐ ding ⭐ ding ⭐! The answer is ALL of the above; celebrating the 100th day of school with low prep STEM activities is both memorable and exciting!There are 10 activities included. Each material has an introduction rhyme to introduce the activities in a fun and inviting way. Set up stations, use a different challenge for each group, or rotate through the challenges in different years!
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K - 2nd
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: 100th Day of School STEM Activities BUNDLE for K-5
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Importance of learning science
Learning science is particularly important for students as it equips them with the essential knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around them. Science education is not just about memorizing facts. It fosters critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving abilities. These skills are not only useful in school but also in everyday life beyond the classroom.
Benefits of learning science
Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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